Year 3

Year 3 Curriculum Projects

YEAR 3 PROJECT - Rocks, Relics and Rumbles

In the Rocks, Relics and Rumbles project, your child will learn about the different layers of the Earth, including plate tectonics and their potential effects on the Earth's surface. They will investigate different types of rock to learn about their uses and properties. They will also investigate soil and fossils, including learning about the work of Mary Anning. They will have the opportunity to use maps to learn about the lines of latitude and longitude and a compass to learn about the cardinal and intercardinal points. They will also learn about volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis and the long and short-term consequences that these can have

Memorable Experience: 'Let's Rock!'

Geography: Layers of the Earth; Rocks; Plate tectonics; Ring of Fire; Features of volcanoes; Lines of latitude and longitude; Volcanic eruptions; Earthquakes and tsunamis; Compass points; Maps

History: Significant people - Mary Anning; Pompeii

This project is also supported by mini projects in; 

Science: Forces and Magnets

Art and Design: Ammonite

Design and Technology: Making it Move

Computing: lessons derived from D.A.R.E.S

Music: lessons derived from Kapow

PE: lessons derived from TeamThemeKent

PSHE: lessons derived from JIGSAW content

RE:  lessons derived from Kent SACRE scheme and Cornerstones RE projects 

 

More information about the Year 3 Curriculum can be found in the YEAR 3 Long Term Plan 2025-2026  document found below.

Year 3 Key Information

In Year 3, PE lessons are timetabled for Tuesday (Flag Football) and Wednesday (OAA).

Please make sure kits are in school and earrings are removed.

 

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English

W/c 2nd March 2026

This week we will finish our 'Bed races and cheese chases' unit - looking at 'pumpkin flinging' and 'bed racing'.  Please ask your children about them - I am sure they will be very keen to share.

 

Following this, we will have some grammar focussed lessons - looking at conjunctions (co-ordinating and subordinating).

 

We will also do a 'book tasting' session where we will explore books of difference genres.

 

We will continue working on our handwriting and will spend some time recapping our Place Value of Grammar and Punctuation unit from last term.  This can be supported by Grammar Arcade via Ed Shed.

 

Spellings

We are continuing to work on their spelling mastery which can be accessed via EdShed.

Spellings this week are based on the 't' phoneme and will be tested on Tuesday 10th March .

Acorns

tot

heart

height

history

bottom

butter

passed

looked

liked

 

Conkers

tot

heart

height

history

material

bottom

butter

attach

passed

looked

liked

hoped

 

Pine Cones

tot

heart

height

history

material

extreme

important

thought

bottom

butter

glitter

committee

attach

attached

passed

looked

liked

hoped

dropped

chased

biked

 

 

https://www.edshed.com/en-gb/menu 

 

 

 

Maths

W/c 2nd March 2026

This week we will continue work on our first fractions unit.  This will include:

• Fractions and scales
• Fractions on a number line
• Counting in fractions on a number line
• Equivalent fractions on a number line; and
• Equivalent fractions as bar models

Please encourage your child to access Times Table Rock Stars at home. Their log in is the same as their Numbots log in. Their focus should currently be on the 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10 times tables.

 

Below are links to Infinity quizzes to help further embed in class learning.

https://infinity.whiteroseeducation.com/Home 

 

Additional Information

World book day is Thursday 5th March - children can come dressed up or in their PJs.  We look forward to enjoying lots of book related activities.

Children need their reading book and reading record in school every day. 

Every child should have a coat each day - we believe that getting outside (no matter the weather) is important.  

PE kits should include a spare set of socks and a PE jumper/hoodie.

 

Show and Tell - now on Friday

Show and Tells are welcome on Fridays but these should be recent personal achievements or linked to our current class learning.

 

PE Days for Term 4 are Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

 

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We encourage the children to:

• Read every day for at least 15 minutes.
• Spend 15 minutes on TTRS or White Rose Infinity.
• Access their spellings on Spelling Shed
• Additional work may be sent home in a folder to help support your child with in class learning.